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Westwood

American  
[west-wood] / ˈwɛstˌwʊd /

noun

  1. a city in E Massachusetts.

  2. a town in NE New Jersey.


Westwood British  
/ ˈwɛstˌwʊd /

noun

  1. Dame Vivienne ( Isabel ). born 1941, British fashion designer: noted for her punk designs of the late 1970s

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She had emigrated from Tehran 10 years ago and brought her husband, infant son and mother to celebrate in Westwood, the epicenter of L.A.’s sprawling Iranian diaspora.

From Los Angeles Times

Many settled in and around Westwood, earning the area the nickname “Tehrangeles.”

From Los Angeles Times

Back at Naab Cafe, where “Make Iran Great Again” signs and photos of Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi hung in the windows facing Westwood Boulevard, Khaleghian and a growing group of friends gathered around a pair of outdoor tables, each of them leaping from their seats to greet each new arrival with embraces and exclamations of “javid Shah” — long live the shah.

From Los Angeles Times

Roozbeh Farahanipour, a restaurant owner in Los Angeles's Westwood neighborhood -- sometimes known as "Tehrangeles" or Little Persia -- told AFP he has "very complicated feelings."

From Barron's

Metro then intends to complete the final phase of the extension in fall 2027, adding stations at Westwood/UCLA and Westwood/VA Hospital.

From Los Angeles Times